The New South Wales (NSW) Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has found that the former chief executive of the state’s school infrastructure agency diverted millions of dollars in public funds to benefit friends and associates, in what it described as “a clear case of cronyism.”
In its final report, the commission said Anthony Manning, former head of School Infrastructure NSW (SINSW), “engaged in corrupt conduct by subverting recruitment and procurement practices,” including directing millions of dollars in spending to consultants and contingent workers with personal connections, such as a cycling group, a “beer and curry group,” and the “Tom, Dick, and Harry breakfast club.”
